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Apple could launch its first electric car in next four years
Apple hopes to launch an electric car to the public by 2019, according to reports that emerged this week. More about Apple could launch its first electric car in next four years
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Design Museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of British road signage
London Design Festival 2015: designers including Neville Brody, Morag Myerscough and Malcolm Garrett have reinterpreted the Calvert and Kinneir-designed British road sign for an exhibition at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More about Design Museum exhibition celebrates 50 years of British road signage
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Charcoal sketches cover the walls of The Drawing Room by Faye and Erica Toogood
London Design Festival 2015: London-based Studio Toogood has created an autobiographical "drawing room" filled with furniture, clothing and personal objects at Somerset House (+ slideshow). More about Charcoal sketches cover the walls of The Drawing Room by Faye and Erica Toogood
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Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia appointed design partner at Y Combinator
Business news: Joe Gebbia, who co-founded home rental website Airbnb, has become a part-time design partner at American tech startup incubator Y Combinator. More about Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia appointed design partner at Y Combinator
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Joel Hoff designs rotating table lamp for Wrong for Hay
London Design Festival 2015: designer Joel Hoff has partnered with design brand Wrong for Hay to launch a light that can be adjusted by rotating the base (+ movie). More about Joel Hoff designs rotating table lamp for Wrong for Hay
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Camilla Barnard creates life-sized and hand-painted Wooden Tube Station
London Design Festival 2015: artist Camilla Barnard has created a wooden and hand-painted replica of a London Underground station inside the former campus of art school Central St Martins (+ slideshow). More about Camilla Barnard creates life-sized and hand-painted Wooden Tube Station
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Isabel + Helen uses brightly coloured shapes to create Constructivism-inspired swing
London Design Festival 2015: design duo Isabel + Helen is exhibiting a swing made from large geometric shapes as part of Chelsea 10, an alumni exhibition celebrating 10 years of Chelsea College of Arts (+ slideshow). More about Isabel + Helen uses brightly coloured shapes to create Constructivism-inspired swing
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Layer redesigns the charity collection box for Maggie's
Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer has created a new ergonomically-shaped change box with a tilted head for UK cancer charity Maggie's. More about Layer redesigns the charity collection box for Maggie's
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Raw Edges designs bespoke edition of Stack drawers for Established & Sons
London Design Festival 2015: design studio Raw Edges has updated its Stack drawers for this year's London Design Festival, using leftover materials to create multicoloured side panels (+ slideshow). More about Raw Edges designs bespoke edition of Stack drawers for Established & Sons
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Pinch's Nim coffee table is made from textured hand-painted Jesmonite
London Design Festival 2015: London design studio Pinch has unveiled a coffee table made from plaster and resin composite material Jesmonite (+ slideshow). More about Pinch's Nim coffee table is made from textured hand-painted Jesmonite
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Vienna Design Week to showcase specially commissioned projects
Dezeen promotion: Vienna Design Week takes place from 25 September to 4 October 2015, and will feature works commissioned especially for the show. More about Vienna Design Week to showcase specially commissioned projects
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Lee Broom creates floral setting for products at The Flower Shop
London Design Festival 2015: London designer Lee Broom is presenting his latest collections of furniture and vases against a backdrop of flowers at his Shoreditch showroom (+ slideshow). More about Lee Broom creates floral setting for products at The Flower Shop
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Robochop by Kram/Weisshaar gives "anyone with a smartphone" access to an industrial robot
Future Makers: in this movie filmed by Dezeen in Munich, Clemens Weisshaar of Kram/Weisshaar explains how the design studio's Robochop project allows online users around the world to harness the power of a robotic arm. More about Robochop by Kram/Weisshaar gives "anyone with a smartphone" access to an industrial robot
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David Chipperfield presents cabinets referencing Greek architecture at David Gill Gallery
Architect David Chipperfield has designed a series of bronze, steel and glass bookshelves and cabinets for his first gallery collaboration with David Gill. More about David Chipperfield presents cabinets referencing Greek architecture at David Gill Gallery
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Max Lamb displays rows of preserved logs for My Grandfather's Tree installation
London Design Festival 2015: British designer Max Lamb's installation at Somerset House includes 131 logs sourced from an ailing ash tree at his grandfather's farm (+ slideshow). More about Max Lamb displays rows of preserved logs for My Grandfather's Tree installation
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Ready Made Go presents designs by Philippe Malouin, Hilda Hellström and more for Ace Hotel
London Design Festival 2015: an exhibition at London's Ace Hotel in Shoreditch includes stackable stools, cast concrete lights and copper cone-shaped ashtrays that were all designed for the venue (+ slideshow). More about Ready Made Go presents designs by Philippe Malouin, Hilda Hellström and more for Ace Hotel
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Gary Card creates MDF landscape for Roksanda's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show
Post offices and stacked parcels influenced the MDF shapes that dotted the runway for London fashion brand Roksanda's Spring Summer 2016 show, which took place at a Grade-II listed sports hall in Marylebone (+ slideshow). More about Gary Card creates MDF landscape for Roksanda's Spring Summer 2016 fashion show
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United Nude unveils Ice shoes with eight-inch 3D-printed heels
Dutch footwear brand United Nude has created a pair of shoes with 3D-printed heels designed to look as if they have been sculpted from a block of ice (+ slideshow). More about United Nude unveils Ice shoes with eight-inch 3D-printed heels
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Heatherwick welcomes decision to fit opening windows on London buses
Transport for London is to fit opening windows on the upper decks of Thomas Heatherwick's new London buses as the designer originally intended, after passengers complained about the heat. More about Heatherwick welcomes decision to fit opening windows on London buses
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Michael Anastassiades launches first furniture piece at SCP's Sofa in Sight
London Design Festival 2015: the Sofa in Sight exhibition at London store SCP features seats by designers Konstantin Grcic, Faudett-Harrison and the first furniture by Michael Anastassiades (+ slideshow). More about Michael Anastassiades launches first furniture piece at SCP's Sofa in Sight